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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.216

More Cakes Than Can Be Described

“There were kāṅji-baḍā, dugdha-ciḍā, dugdha-laklakī and various cakes that I am unable to describe.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 15.216, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The preparations included kāṅji-baḍā.
  • Dugdha-ciḍā and dugdha-laklakī were also present.
  • There were various cakes that the narrator says he is unable to describe.

Try this today

Read the three named preparations aloud slowly, then note that the list also includes undescribed cakes.

Ask yourself

What impression do you receive from the narrator’s inability to describe all the cakes?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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